Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Discretionary Share Plan and The 3i Group Deferred Bonus Plan, on 10 July 2012 the following individuals, being Directors / persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"s) of 3i Group plc (the "Company"), were granted awards over ordinary shares of 73 19/22p each ("Shares") in the Company as detailed against their names below:

Performance Share Awards

Director

Number of Shares

S A Borrows

1,116,751

J S Wilson

507,614

The Performance Share Awards are subject to a performance condition.

Deferred Share Bonus Awards

PDMR

Number of Shares

M A Antal

22,172

C M Hogg

58,883

A C B Giddins

47,715

J R Ghose

106,598

Deferred Share Award

PDMR

Number of Shares

K J Dunn

207,106

The consideration for the grant of each of the awards detailed above was nil. The place of the transactions detailed above was London. The award to Mr Antal was a phantom award linked to the price of Shares.

Each of the Directors/PDMRs above notified the Company of the changes in their interests on 11 July 2012.